Guiding Light of The Month

Grant, O Divine Teacher, that we may know and accomplish our mission upon earth better and better, more and more, that we may make full use of all the energies that are in us, and Thy sovereign Presence become manifest ever more perfectly in the silent depths of our soul, in all our thoughts, all our feelings, all our actions.
- The Mother

June
17th – Self-Dynamising Meditation using Savitri and Huta Paintings

We continued with our
dive into Book 3, ‘The Book of the Divine Mother’, Canto 3, ‘The House of The
Spirit and The New Creation’. Though it was a repeat, our view this time was
from the integral of the Time infinity and the Timeless infinity – the 3rd
dimension indeed; it was as if we were unearthing new knowledge from this whole
view – the Triune of ‘The Knower Knows the Knowledge’, ‘The Lover Loves the
Beloved’ and so on. We also virtually experienced the delight of being at the
gardens and the petal rooms of the Matrimandir.

July 1st
– Q&A 1954, The Mother, 8th September 1954

Question- Sweet Mother, what are the adverse
powers of the subtle physical?

Mother says there are countless adverse
forces as there are elements in the world. They all exist in the vital world as
thought, impulses desires and wills. Only with the psychic influence we can be
away from the bad ones and be a collaborator in the divine work.

The mind and the heart should be one pointed
and concentrated in the single aspiration to the Divine.

July 8th
– The Future Poetry with On Quantitative Metre, The complete works of Sri
Aurobindo

The
Character of English Poetry-1

Jared guided us in the journey of the reading
and understanding a few pages from the above. The glimpse as follows:

Character of poetry of a nation is better
understood in relation to the mental and dynamic makeup of its people. Sri
Aurobindo has identified gaps in the English contribution towards arts
especially in the field of music, artichitecture, painting in comparison to
those of the rest of Europe (Italy, France, Holland). Similarly, the English
lack any profundity in philosophical tradition & scientific culture.
However, England has proved herself to be a world leader when it comes to
industrialization and exploration.

The influence of Anglo Saxon, Scandinavian,
Celtic elements was highlighted. Anglo Saxon provides the Teutonic strength and
practicality dealing with facts while the Celtic qualities highlight inherent
spirituality and imagination. This juxtaposition of characteristics creates a
chaotic fusion that defines both the greatness and limitations of English
poetry.

July
15th – Self-Dynamising Meditation using Savitri and Huta Paintings

We
concluded our prolonged journey into the upper hemisphere of the Unknown, the
Supramental Light, the symbol OM and the creator Flame with a small glimpse of
Grace of our infinite Mother – all these through Book 3, ‘The Book of the
Divine Mother’. Aswapati obtains The Vision and The Boon

“… one shall descend
and break the iron law,

Change Nature’s doom
by the lone Spirit’s power”

To
experience this all-powerful Savitri, at the conclusion of Her yoga, we
commenced our journey into the Canto 6 (Nirvana and the Discovery of the
All-Negating-Absolute) and 7 (Omnipresent Reality and the Discovery of the
All-Fulfilling Godhead) of Book 7: The Book of Yoga.

July
22nd – The Future Poetry with On Quantitative Metre, The complete
works of Sri Aurobindo

The
Character of English Poetry-2

Jared guided us to the next level in
Character of English Poetry.

The gist as we understood is as follows:

Sri Aurobindo believed that English poetry is
richer than the poetry of other European languages. He adds that this superior
quality contributed to 'a long continuity of poetic production'.

Shaped by various European influences, early
English verse was energetic and vigorous. It continued to evolve into greater
forms through the Elizabethan, the Romantic and Victorian periods.

He reiterates that English poetry is great
because it is a reflection of life and holds the mirror up to nature, thereby
making the thought deeply personal. Such sentiments could be expressed in a
style full of rhythm, vision and beauty.